UQ School of Chemical Engineering PhD candidate Alicia Ragan is finding out why saliva is the difference between a good and bad day, and how the mysteries of human lubrication could unlock new bioresources for commercial lubrication products.

Academically gifted students with a passion for study have been celebrated by The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT) in the seventh annual EAIT Scholars program awards.

Dr Mahshid Firouzi from the School of Chemical Engineering has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Advance Queensland Fellowship. The proposed research project aims to enhance the deliverability of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) wells.

The University of Queensland has topped the nation by securing funding for more research projects than any other Australian university in the prestigious Australian Research Council grants announced in Canberra – with 17 projects set to share a total of $22.6 million.